How does my mind know that I am conscious?
Do minds somehow infer that they are conscious (which would probably mean that #consciousness is causal),
or does consciousness emerge in a mind that models something like consciousness?
It's all chickens and eggs!
@DeathPoints
I can see how that would be true if consciousness is fundamental property of the universe (which we don't know if it is).
IF it is fundamental, than it would be either part of physics (if it is causal), or astral/soul-like (if it isn't causal).
Fundamental consciousness could (possibly) exist without a brain, and conscious artificial minds (conscious AIs) would be impossible (I guess?). Both of which my intuition refuses haha
Consciousness is not something you do, it's what you are.
@boris_steipe
I agree,
but I also think that my mind and the conscious "I" are two separate things.
Mind is bran's information processing software (or something along those lines), and consciousness is the (maybe) emergent property of that system (or something else, we can stop pretending that we know haha).
If that is the case, I think my question "how does my mind know that I am conscious" is a valid one.
I think something can be self-aware, without being aware of self-awareness.
@karlo
No chickens, no eggs…..its just consciousness all the way down baby!
https://deathpoints.com/2023/02/21/seeing-the-world-through-a-dashboard/